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8. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below:

A: Here we are (1)… of London. The Strand will take us to Fleet Street, St. Paul’s Cathedral and the City. We are now coming to Trafalgar Square. Do you see the famous (2)…?

B: Yes, they say it’s 185 feet high. Let’s stop here. I’d like (3)… at it.

A: And this is the National Gallery, where there is one of (4)…. And this is Westminster Abbey.

B: I hear Westminster Abbey is not only (5)… and the place where monarchs are crowned but also (6)… of famous statesmen, scientists, poets and musicians.

A: Yes, Chaucer, Dickens, Kipling and many other famous English writers (7)… there. On the left you may see the Houses of Parliament with the famous (8)… Big Ben. In the building there is the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

clock-tower, a church, are buried, in the heart, the resting place, Nelson Column, the collections of pictures in the world, to have a better look

9. Make sure that you know the famous sights of London and match them to their descriptions.

1

Westminster Abbey

A

It was used as a royal palace and a fortress.

The Crown jewels and the national collections of arms are kept there.

2

10, Downing Street

B

The Queen lives here

3

Buckingham Palace

C

The Prime Minister lives here

4

Covent Garden

D

The name of the street and the political center of the country

5

The British Museum

E

It’s a museum of history, archaeology and

ethnography. It’s also one of the largest libraries in the world

6

St. Paul’s Cathedral

f

There is one of the finest collections of pictures in the world

7

Piccadilly Circus

G

The famous Nelson column is there

8

The City

H

It is the banking and commercial center of the world

9

Whitehall

I

Royal Opera House

10

The National Gallery

J

The finest Renaissance church in Europe

11

Trafalgar Square

K

It’s just a square

12

The Tower of London

L

Not only a church, but also the resting place of

famous statesmen, scientists, poets and musicians

10. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Великобритания - густонаселенная страна. 2. Великобритания расположена к северо-западу от континентальной Европы. 3. Лондон является важным финансовым центром и одним из крупнейших портов в мире. 4. Великобритания ввозит большую часть продуктов из-за границы. 5. Власть королевы ограничена парламентом. 6. Британия имеет богатейшие энергоресурсы в Европейском Союзе, главным образом в виде нефти и природного газа. 7. Королева - глава Содружества, которое состоит из нескольких государств, ранее принадлежавших Британской империи. 8. Несмотря на то, что власть нынешней палаты лордов чрезвычайно ограничена, палата играет важную роль в парламенте.

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